Palweni Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Palweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
England11:55,718,059489,080

Palweni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Palweni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Palweni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palweni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palweni is the 1,398,030th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Palweni reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Palweni is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 356,432. In South Africa Palweni is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 34 percent reside, Free State, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Palweni Last Name Statistics demography

Palweni earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning R 246,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polweni8643/
Palwini8625/
Palveni8613/
Palwene868/
Pohlweni802/
Palvenis802/
Pallveni802/
Paalwini801/
Polveni71412/
Palvini715/
Pallveny673/
P'Olweny671/
Pholwena671/
Paalwiny671/
Palboyni671/
Polvena5733/
Palvine575/
Poluenh571/
Paluina571/
Paluine571/
Polwine570/
Pallviny535/
Polboyni533/
Pallvine531/
Pollwine531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palweni
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